kingdom vision 2030
As a people we desire to fully experience, live out, and be transformed by the love of
God, the way of Jesus, and the abundant life of the Spirit. We, the South Baton Rouge
Church of Christ, choose to live more deeply into the following areas:
Following the Way of Jesus with Undaunted Courage
We desire to be wholly devoted to God and increasingly more like Jesus. We
wholeheartedly choose to live boldly as disciples under the guidance of His kingdom
teachings rooted in the Sermon on the Mount and in the Greatest Commandment to
love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbors as we
love ourselves. We recognize that following this way of Jesus will not always be easy,
that we may well face opposition and hardship, but we are determined to shine like stars
in a darkened world.
Radically Pursuing Community
Our aim and hope is for everyone to experience authentic community and deeper
spiritual relationships. We desire to completely embody the unity of the Spirit and
reconciliation that the gospel makes possible by being a community of love, mercy,
repentance, forgiveness, and grace characterized by greater inclusion and diversity with
uncompromising determination.
Boldly Embracing God’s Mission
God is on a mission to rescue, redeem, and restore all things through Christ and we
boldly join God in His mission. We want to have hearts that break for what breaks
God’s heart and to pursue the acts of justice and love of mercy that God desires. We
commit to join together the varied gifts, talents, and resources that God has given us
individually to build up and prepare the body of Christ for these works of service and
outreach to which we are called. We earnestly embrace the Great Commission, doing
whatever it takes, to share and embody the gospel for all the world.